Teacher Aide
United Community Centers
- Brooklyn, NY
- $16.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Support the implementation of activities that will promote social, emotional, cognitive, physical and creative development of children.
- Adhere to all Head Start Performance standards in addition to the Agency mandates of United Community Day Care center.
- Share job related knowledge with team members so as to promote and support their professional growth.
- Participate in regularly scheduled staff & team meetings, classroom development workshops on and off site as well as training conducted by UCDCC, ACS and other funders.
- performs center- related services/activities such as parent/teacher conferences, transition meetings, end of year celebrations, etc.
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with parents/families via open communications, training and other developmental activities
- Assists group teachers to complete written observations, progress reports, outcomes reporting, CROWD and other documents relevant to the tracking of children?s progress.
- Assist group teachers utilize information obtained via observations, conferences, tracking, etc. to design developmentally appropriate and individualized lesson plans.
- Adhere to Agency (UCDCC) policies and procedures; seeks guidance/clarification from Educational Director re: interpretation, applicability and implementation.
- Strictly adhere to, and enforce, the Agency policy regarding Confidentiality and HIPAA requirements.
- Other related duties as assigned, consistent with the above.
- Be at least eighteen years old; and
- Possess a high school diploma or equivalent (GED).
- Must clear DOE fingerprinting and background authorizations.
- Physical Requirements - Frequent sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing, seeing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, & crawling.Occasional running. Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
- Ability to demonstrate proactive leadership, initiative, positive problem solving, decision-making, and work in a team context
- Ability to communicate in a positive manner with management, staff & parents.
- Bilingual Spanish a plus
- Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
- 401k, Group Life Insurance and Defined Benefit Pension Plan